Does anyone remember those microwavable pizza bites…? Am I the only one that gobbled up four or five every day as an after school snack? Well, guess what. These are sooooo much better! And easy to make!
They would be perfect for a kid’s pizza party because you can fill them individually with a vast array of toppings. They’d also be perfect as an appetizer with a glass of wine. In fact, I don’t really know of a time that a hot cheese filled roll is not appropriate, do you?
I didn’t think so.
I used my favorite pizza dough recipe to make these rolls and they turned out beautifully in just over an hour, start to finish. You could also make the dough ahead of time and freeze it, which is what I do often!
Let it be known that although the recipe calls for whole wheat flour, more often times than not, I just use all white flour. What can I say? I’m a carb purist.
All you is roll out the dough, cut it into squares and then fill the squares with whatever toppings you choose! I kept things simple with pizza sauce and mozzerella cheese, but you could totally go crazy here and add sauteed mushrooms, goat cheese, pepperoni, bits of sausage and even scrambled eggs and cheese. The options are endless!
Oh, and did I mention right when they come out of the oven you brush them with garlic butter and freshly grated Parmesan cheese?
Pizza rolls > garlic knots
Make these this weekend!
Pizza Rolls
makes about 20 rolls
Ingredients:
one batch the best pizza dough
1 bag mozzerella cheese
1 can pizza sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
2 T butter, soft
Parmesan cheese for serving
any additional toppings you like! Try goat cheese crumbles, feta cheese, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, spinach, ricotta cheese, pepperoni, sausage or diced jalapenos
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425.
Roll out pizza dough to a large rectangle. Cut into strips and then those strips into six inch squares. Fill squares with about two teaspoons of sauce and a sprinkle of cheese
Pinch sides of squares together and seal well to form balls. Place balls on a parchment paper lined sheet tray and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
While rolls are making, mash together the soft butter and garlic. Brush on rolls immediately as they come out of the oven and then grate on Parmesan cheese.
Time:
30 minutes (not including time to make dough)
Serve with additional sauce on the side for dipping.
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I am definitely making these this weekend instead of our usual homemade pizza! Maybe even tonight??
Uhm, yes please! These look delicious! They just might be the perfect way to get some yummy carbs before my long run this weekend!
What are you…a genius? I think you just might be. What a great idea.
These are an awesome idea! I have good pizza roll memories growing up
O.M.G. You must be my cooking soulmate – I declare these to be the best thing I have seen all day – no, week – no, month? Someone keep me out of the kitchen until its actually time to cook dinner!
OMG I used to LOVE pizza bites! And those Pillsbury Pizza Pockets…. couldn’t get enough of them but now you probably couldn’t get me to touch one with a 10 foot pole. THESE however, look amazing!! I love how the recipe is so simple. Definitely going to keep this one bookmarked!
Your creativity in the kitchen never ceases to amaze me. These look super yummy!!
Awesome. Totino’s has got nothing on Jenna!
Holy cow-those look amazing!
These look delicious, Jenna! What a great party appetizer, too!
We love pizza rolls!!! I’ve never seen them like this before. Looks amazing!
You know, at first I was afraid of these because I thought they would take too much time. But if you say they take no more than an hour…and you really mean it…I’ll be trying it.
These are toooo cute! I will try this recipe! yummmy!
oh man. did you know pepperoni rolls are a HUGE deal in West Virginia? A friend from college would always bring some with her when she was coming back from being at home and they were SO good. I haven’t had them in years.
These look great!
Pizza occurs frequently at my place. I love the first picture! So bright.
One of them looks like there’s chicken in them. That’s what I would do – cheese and chicken. And lots of sauce.
I wish it was football season so I had an excuse to make a batch of these:-)
My mom used to make these when I was a kid, but she would put a bit more filling in them (peppers, mushrooms, etc…)
I loved them.
man oh man, i used to love those little amy’s pizza bites. pretty sure that’s all i ate for a few years in my teens. these look great!
Oh, how I remember those microwavable pizza bites. These look way better!!
I used to love pizza rolls! Especially when you’d bite into them, burn the hell out of your mouth, but keep eating them because they taste so good!
Mmmm, portable pizza, yes please! I love that you could set out a bunch of toppings for a pizza party!
What is it about the weekend that gets everyone craving pizza, especially Friday nights!?
Perfect! I had leftover pizza dough from making fried pizza dough to go with my healthy salad, of course, last night. This will be a treat for my kids today.
Jenna I’m so excited about these…I used to eat the pizza rolls by the handful after school too but good Lord the nastiness that goes into them…yours look like they’d be so much crispier and chewier too!
These look so tasty
I’ve never tried anything like this before but I really should, what’s not to love?
I will definitely be making some pizza rolls! Bringing back the childhood memories
ah, i totally remember those bites!! Definitely a fan of the homemade version, though… obviously
have a great weekend!
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Oh man, how cute are these! I can see this being baked for a girls night! : )
My husband and I still eat those pizza roles, but we will definitely have to try this recipe instead! This would also be perfect for the next time I host a BUNCO at my house!
Thanks!
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I was going to make some pizza for dinner, but I think I may make these instead! Thanks for the recipe!
My daughter is a pizza roll freak! I will have to make these for her.
REMEMBER those? I still buy those on a too-regular basis!
Those were our favorite “late night eats” in college when we came home from the bar. My college roommate would LOVE these!
Oh yes, I remember those pizza rolls very clearly! I think I would eat the entire box of them after school though…..with ketchup.
Your version looks fabulous!
My boyfriend would go crazy for these! You can bet I will be making them
I’ve been looking for appetizer ideas for my next book club. I’ll definitely be making these! Can I cheat and sub store bought pizza dough?
And I’m now drooling…yum!
How creative!! My husband would LOVE those. He’s a total pepperoni pizza fan AND he likes bite-sized things
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Definitely making these soon!!
I used to LOVE pizza rolls!!!!
I used to love those. Brings back memories…
I think I spied a can of Eden pizza sauce … that’s my all time favorite pizza sauce. When I bought it the first time I did not have high hopes for a canned sauce, but ended up liking it better than any other sauce I’ve tried. Still working on recreating the flavor of that sauce on my own.
PS Those pizza bites take me back to grade school!
I’m lovin the back-to-childhood recipe theme! First poptarts, now pizza rolls – you are a genius.
Jenna, your blog just keeps getting better and better. These look great.
yes! I know what I am making for dinner tomorrow! they look divine
I’m so happy you posted this. My husband is addicted to Tostino’s pizza rolls, and I cringe every time he eats them. These will be so much healthier for him!!
I am wondering how delicious these would be stuffed with chocolate…and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar…what was that about carbs?
What a perfect snack, side, or appetizer! And I totally agree – these could be so versatile with what you put in!
You aren’t the only one! I ate a package of Bagel Bites every day after school, no joke!
oh man. we currently have a box of pizza rolls in our freezer…i think they are gross but my husband loves them. he would flip if i made him these. what a great idea!
My hubs loves these!
These look delicious! We love anything pizza related. Seriously. I will be making these soon! -On a side note, started my own blog the other day and would love for you, or anyone to come check it out and say hello!
I used to be scared of home-made pizza dough, but I’ve been making it a lot this year and it always turns out fabulously. I will need to try your recipe to see if it becomes a new favorite. These look delicious Jenna!
My mom makes something similar to these and they are always devoured as soon as they come out of the oven! Pizza anything always sounds good on a Friday. Wait. Pizza any way, any day, sounds good
These are fantastic! Now I know what to bring to my nephews birthday party tonight!
mmm, those look so good. i wish i could have them now!
oh jenna, you’ve outdone yourself with these.
when is your book coming out? I vaguely remember you mentioning an April 2011 date, but there’s been no word and its almost April!
I do remember pizza bites! Now that I make my own pizza, I couldn’t eat them again!These look AMAZING:)
These remind me of a West Virginia staple — pepperoni rolls, which developed popularity in the State when someone got the idea that they were a great lunch box item for the underground miners. I’ll have to try out this recipe!
Pizza bites and going to town on them as an afterschool snack…YES! I remember those days quite well
Nice job on remaking an afterschool snack…but I love your idea about an appetizer. Because you’re right, when is bread + cheese NOT a good appetizer option?
Looks so good! I wonder if you could freeze the already formed balls (before baking)?
It would be so great to have a stash in the freezer!
just beautiful !
brilliant and out to the store ASAP! Thanks Jenna.
I love pizza rolls! That recipe looks like a keeper – and I can picture myself sitting down to a plate of those and finishing them off in seconds
My kids will love these! They are definitely on the menu for next week.
these are genius! I love your grown-up takes on kid favorite: poptarts and pizza rolls! as a teacher, I love to see these kinds of things!
YES! I bought Pizza Rolls the other week for when my brother was visiting, but somehow managed to polish them all off myself. Oops! I’ll have to try this homemade version.
I LOVED pizza rolls when I was younger! Totinos pizza rolls were always stocked in our freezer! These just look so good!
Like mini xalzones minus the ricotta! Yum. Although, ricotta would be a wonderful filling, too.
we get it-you now eat unhealthy!
ha ha…definitely a big change is you’ve been reading her blog for awhile.
Only 6 ingredients. My kind of recipe! Thanks for sharing.
I want this in my face, like, right now. These are the most perfect thing ever to take to a dinner party.
oh my word. i’m making these asap. i LOVE pizza rolls, and i happen to have a near full jar of pizza sauce in my fridge.
WOAH. These look amazing. They are most definitely going onto the list of menu items to make for dinner and will hopefully make it into the rotation soon!
True story. I ate pizza rolls on my wedding day. So I love this.
Amazing – will make these this weekend…maybe w. some pesto inside too.
Great idea. I’ve made the pizza dough and it was really good. I’m going to try this one.
These look super yummy and like something the kids would love. I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Oh yesss… we both used to gobble down those pizza bites! These look awesome- thanks for the recipe!
has anyone else had this problem? as of this afternoon, the current post was “elvis granola”
as of this evening, there are like 4 back posts that did not show up on the blog for me until now?
either there’s something up with both my laptop and my office computer, or i’m crazy, or your post-timer is way weird
I had the same problem.
me too
These look like they are to die for!!! I have made things similar called pizza cups, but I am excited to try these!!! You are amazing!
Great change for the usual pizza we had!
OH MY GOSH YUMMMM!
those look great! send some my way!
Oh my goodness, yumminess!
OMG These are genius! I’ve recently started making Panzerotti a lot (http://alifewithouticecream.blogspot.com/2010/12/perfect-panzerotti.html) its better because they’re more portable than just pizza. I’m going to have to try making Pizza Bites – so much fun!
oh my. bite size comfort food! sounds good to me! thanks for sharing.
These pizza rolls look amazing. I can’t wait to try them with mushrooms, onions, and pepper! YUM!
I loved pizza bites in High School. That is such a great idea..it’s like “adult” pizza bites.
You are adorable. Enough said. I love ‘em and can’t wait to make ‘em. Yum, Jenna. So cute n’ tasty.
I read this and decided to make them immediately! toute de suite! They were so yummy. Thank you!
Garlic knots with pizza filling? Talk about a girl after my own culinary heart!
Thank you. I’m sure me and my friends will go ga ga over them!
Man, I remember these. For some reason they have kind of died in my diet a few years ago. They sure do need a revival, I’m not immature at all.
I love you for these.
i haven’t had one of these since…4th grade?3rd?i need to make these!
WOW! those look amazing
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MY HERO! I am so tired of whole wheat this and whole wheat that. Yes I get that it may be better for me, but it doesn’t TASTE better. And I gotta be honest; I am also a carb purist — sue me
Gosh! you are just so amazingly good! thanks for all the wonderful recipes!!!!
I used to love those pizza bites!! There were like on mini bagels! My best friend in highschool and I would go through an entire box or two ^_^;
Wonderful idea and it seems so simple! thanks for the recipe.
Mmmmm, I love simple tasty recipes!
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You rule! I’ve long been looking for a recipe for pizza rolls–a recipe that doesn’t involve wonton wrappers and frying the product in oil–and this is it. I’ve never actually had pizza rolls, and the oily, suspiciously non-pizza-like ones my boyfriend always eats (and in fact just had for dinner tonight) don’t seem appetizing, but nevertheless the concept has always intrigued me and I’m glad to finally have a recipe I know I’ll love. Thanks!
Ok. You talked me into it. I am making these this weekend… for sure!
Genius. I want this for dinner now!
These look great! Can’t wait to try them
My golly, these look delicious. I’ve been having a weekly pizza night, perhaps i shall do these instead
I host a monthly sweet rolls linky party and it would be great if you could add these to it. Although, they aren’t like “sweet” they totally rock. So you know, if you wouldn’t mind I’d love to see them there!
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this was spectacular! I am going to share my version on my blog tomorrow–thank you!!
I’m so excited to make these! I have all the ingredients and they are going to be an appetizer for a party tomorrow evening. Do you think I could make them today and then just pop them into the oven tomorrow night? I’m not too familiar with pizza dough rules! Any advice on how to get these prepped in advance would be much appreciated!
I would make the dough today, put in the fridge and then make the rolls tomorrow!
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